This version integrated the resolutions of the issues raised during the Last Call review; the document has been reordered and some of the guidelines have been consolidated; furthermore, many checkpoints have been reworded for sake of clarification or adjustment.

a new "Concepts" section (section 2) gathers the most important concepts used throughout the document

Former GL 4,5 and 6 have been consolidated into GL 3; during the operation, former CP 4.3, 5.2 and 6.1 have been merged, and most of the verbiage of those GL have been merged in the section 2.3

This version integrates the resolutions taken by the WG on the
issues raised since the last Working Draft; a good set of them have
been taken during the QA WG F2F in
Seattle. The structure hasn't really changed since the last draft,
except that some checkpoints were removed, some were added.

the scope part of the introduction has been reworded for
clarification

added an explicit section on normative sections

created a list of checkpoints ordered by priority, that is used
as the ICS for the specification

the conformance requirements are now explicitly labeled as
such

the following CP have been removed (using numbers of the previous
version): CP 1.4

the following CP have been added (using numbers of this version):
CP 2.4, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 7.3, 8.5, 9.7

While keeping most of the principles behind the second published
WD, this version has re-ordered the guidelines in a more logical way,
and takes a more formal approach in the design of CP, where all CP has
a set of test assertions. Besides, repetitions have been diminished
through factorization, and non-testable or arguable CP have been
removed or marked as to be moved as examples and techniques. Finally,
it integrates all the issues resolutions agreed during the QA WG Tokyo
face-to-face meeting and the weeks following.

the introduction integrates explicit scope and goals as required
by the GL and has been cleaned of its repetitions

usage of RFC 2119 has been clarified with the usage of uppercase
keywords

the dimensions of variability have now their own section in the
introduction, regrouping the various bits previously scattered
around

ex-GL 14 on granular grammars has been removed, some of its
content being integrated in the GL on test assertions

ex-GL 6 on conformance policy has been moved ahead on GL 3, ex-GL
7 on levels has been grouped with its related GL on profiles and
modules

every CP has now a set of test assertions using RFC 2119
keywords; most of them have an explicit rationale and some of them
an example; the style sheet has been modified to highlight the test
assertions

the following CP (using numbering of the previous version) have
been removed: 1.4 (Ensure that every test assertion is covered
by an example), 2.3 (For each class of product, indicate
minimal support requirements.), 3.1 (Choose whether or not
to have profiles.), 3.2 (Include a table of contents
entry.), 4.1 (Choose whether or not to have modules.),
4.2 (Include a table of contents entry.), 6.5 (Include a
table of contents entry.), 7.1 (Address whether the
specification uses or will use functional levels.), 7.2
(Include a table of contents entry.), 9.7 (Include a
table of contents entry.), 10.3 (Include a conformance
clause entry in the table of contents), 10.5 (Identify all
dimensions of variability that are not used.) 11.5 (Include
a table of contents entry.), 13.3 (Follow Web Accessibility
Initiative and Internationalization Guidelines.)

CP 13.4 (Provide a fast way to find conformance
information) is new

overall, an effort has been put into using a consistent
terminology across the specification and avoiding unclear or
untestable statement

the verbiage on each DoV has been vastly reduced or factorized in
the DoV discussion in the introduction

2002-08-26, second published WD

Significantly reorganized and revised the first published WD. This
version produced as a series of editor's drafts. The changes below are
reverse chronological (most recent first), so more recent ones may
build on older ones.

Handle negative disclaimers for DoV's via new
CK10.5.

First cut at distinguishing specifications from technologies that
they describe (esp in profiles, modules, levels.)